| It’s Not Supposed to Rain at the Beach: On Anderson .Paak’s Malibu | January 28, 2016 |
Emerging from Dr. Dre's shadow, Anderson .Paak releases the formidable Malibu.
| “We Can Make It Better”: Building Kanye West’s ‘Late Registration’ | September 23, 2015 |
Dean Van Nguyen talks with Really Doe, GLC, Consequence, and more about the creation of Ye's sophomore album, 10 years after its release.
| Photos From the First Annual POW Fest, Labor Day 2015 | September 16, 2015 |
The photos were taken by Forest Casey at The Echo, during a day and night festival that changed the course of space, time, and rap music. Oh, and celebrated 10 years as a website.
| Evil Lurks in the Shadow: DOOMSTARK’s “Lively Hood” | September 16, 2015 |
Pencil in the DOOMSTARKS project for later this year. Or next year. Or the decade after that.
| The Corrections: Ghostface’s ‘Pretty Toney Album’ | August 20, 2015 |
A look back at why Pretty Toney might be Peak Starks.
| Dad Blood: The Rising Star of Compton Rapper, Boogie | July 23, 2015 |
Add Boogie's latest tape to the collection of great music that's come out of L.A. and Long Beach in 2015.
| All Driller No Filler: King Louie’s ‘Drilluminati 3’ | June 22, 2015 |
The God of Drill returns to claim his throne.
| Make a Scene: Shamir’s XL Debut, “Ratchet” | May 22, 2015 |
The 20-year-old North Las Vegas crooner defies easy categorization.
| Soul Controllers: An Interview with BADBADNOTGOOD | March 30, 2015 |
A "trilogy" three years in the making, BBNG talks to Dean Van Nguyen about recording SOUR SOUL with Ghostface
| Solarized: Best Coast’s New Single “California Nights” | February 27, 2015 |
The West Coast is the best coast, has been for years.
